CVE-2014-4632

VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 5.1, 5.5 before 5.5.9, and 5.8 before 5.8.1 and the proxy client in EMC Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) 6.x and 7.0.x do not properly verify X.509 certificates from vCenter Server SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers, and bypass intended backup and restore access restrictions, via a crafted certificate.

Published: 2015-02-01 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-4632 is rated Low Risk (28.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.14%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-4632

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.17% 0.14% -0.03%
2 2025-03-29 0.07% 0.17% +0.11%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.07% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-4632

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-4632

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-4632

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware vsphere_data_protection 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere_data_protection 5.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere_data_protection 5.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere_data_protection 5.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere_data_protection 5.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere_data_protection 5.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-4632

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